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12-11-2006, 06:55 AM
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Please do! Lots of karma headed your way if you can help me find another female!!  | 
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12-11-2006, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by amcarrig  I love my harlequin. My only regret is that the one I had lost its mate and I've been trying like all get out to find my remaining shrimp a replacement woman. |
As for feeding I just drop in a cheap 5.00 feeder green star every 5 or 6 weeks for a large pair and if you have just one a regular size feeder star or chocolate chip will feed a single one for up wards of 10 weeks plus. They inject a sleepy time venom  into their food and induce a coma and eat in from a leg to about mid way then shift to another the Central disk is the last they eat. Feed and forget and when they get hungry again you see them out and about. I think your last one did not make it through the molt.. Thats when they are vulnerable to anything or type of predation from another critter . Watching them grab and haul their food is half the fun of owning them . Like little soldiers out they come a marching as soon as food hits the water Boom they are on it. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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12-11-2006, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tangster I think your last one did not make it through the molt. | I think so too  | |
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12-11-2006, 07:48 AM
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Wow, amcarrig, it is surprisingly easy to figure out if its female or male!!!!!
"The male is slightly smaller than the female. The female has blue tipped abdominal legs, while the legs of the male are transparent". Thats a quote from Pet Education and Dr. foster and Smith . Here are the links Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta) http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=749&N=0
Heres a picture of a pair, male and female in this link Harlequin Shrimp
But in that persons site, he said the oposite than pet education, That the male has blue legs and the female has transparent. More reaserch being done!!! _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
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12-11-2006, 07:53 AM
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turbo 4603
not sure if this will help you but the Female Harlequin Shrimp are slightly larger than males. Females also have blue tips on their abdominal legs, while males have transparent legs.
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12-11-2006, 08:25 AM
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Here's a pic of my pair. If I'm not mistaken, the one that remains is on the right. I can't see the legs on the shrimp on the left  | |
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12-11-2006, 08:39 AM
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Their Beutiful!!!! | |
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12-11-2006, 08:42 AM
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Hey amcarrig, what color is the legs and spots on the one you have now?
Mine just finished eating a whole sandsifting star, when should i feed it another?? | |
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12-11-2006, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by turbo4603 Hey amcarrig, what color is the legs and spots on the one you have now?
Mine just finished eating a whole sandsifting star, when should i feed it another?? | I can't say because I'm not at home. I'll have to check that out and get back to you tonight.
As for yours, I would wait about 2-3 weeks before offering another starfish. The shrimp might possibly need to molt before it eats again. | |
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